Are you your own worst critic? Ever asked for an opinion and instantly regretted it?

This week Karen and Gaynor discuss the critical eye…when it’s useful and when it’s a confidence zapper, with thanks to our lovely listener and friend @helengrace.artist for the question… what a subject!

If you enjoy artchatter let others know by sharing, or hitting the follow button on the podcast- and in keeping with this week’s subject, you get to critique or criticise if you review ;)

Episode links:

Photo credit Nick Fewings on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/@jannerboy62

@annamazzottafineart

@sarahbodenart

@studio74contemporaryart

@fayebridgewater

@helengrace.artist

@rachael.johnson20art

About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painty life!

You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Are you a course junkie, a joiner-in, a membership lover, have a love of alllll communities?

Which are you? Do you value community? Do you WANT community? One thing is for sure artists by nature are very giving and generous. 

Episode Links: 

Image credit to Susan Holt Simpson on Unsplash.com

Workshops and courses: 

Intuitive Abstract Art with Gina Belford

Karen George Art workshops https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/workshops-karen-george-art-731236.html

Róisín O’Farrell https://roisinofarrell.com

Creative Visionary Program https://www.art2life.com 

Oil and Cold Wax Academy https://coldwaxacademy.com

United Artspace

Visual Artist Association

Artist Info Company

Alice Sheridan Connected Artists

Louise Fletcher Art Tribe

Cam Valley Arts Trail Group

44AD Associate Members

Fail like an artist podcast

https://instagram.com/faillikeanartist?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Mary Price @artistintheshed

The100DayProject.org https://www.the100dayproject.org

#100dayproject.    @dothe100dayproject

About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painty life! You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis. 

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ @karengeorgeart on instagram 

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/ @gaynorljart on instagram 

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' 

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Do you make assumptions? Do people make assumptions about you?  Can you tell who someone is and what they do at first glance?

Okay, so this week we chat about lots of things we consider fact, but in reality, we’re not our own market, maybe we should chat to everyone without prejudging… and you’ll never know what could happen. Let us know what you think! 

As alway, please do subscribe, share and leave us a comment! 

Episode Links: 

Image credit goes to Kenny Eliason on Unsplash

Catherine Beale

The great pottery throw down

The sky landscape artist of the year

David Bowie

Ann Stone

Sarah Boden

About the podcast Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painty life! You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/ @gaynorljart on instagram 

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' 

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Sometimes we slip. Sometimes we slip up. Our creative time gets disrupted and we slide into the ditch. It’s about finding our way out to overcoming the banana skins life throws in our way. 

We had an absolutely amazing annual planning session in our accountability group. It was great, we were all fired up, raring to go on little steps to grow big leaps - except Karen is in painting mode. She lost her focus and got lost in coffee and cake. We find out how she dealt with it, overcame it and found her painting mojo. (Spoiler alert: the cake didn’t make the situation better!)

Join us as once again we ponder the ups and downs of life as an artist, the good the bad and the cake moments.

If you enjoy artchatter please do subscribe and share with others in your community. 

Episode Links:

Jodie King 

How to fail like an artist - Phoebe Gander

@taraleaver

@suebulmer 

Cover Credit: Louis Hansel on Unsplash 

About the podcast 

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painty life! You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.

@karengeorgeart on instagram 

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/ @gaynorljart on instagram 

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' 

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/ 

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Whilst Karen is tucked away in her studio splashing all the paint around, ready for a solo show, Gaynor is planning and thinking and collecting thoughts. We have different motivations - in fact we are such opposites we really do complement each other! Which are you… How do you work? 

Do you follow us on Instagram? Have you signed up for Karen’s studio news or Gaynor’s monthly newsletter? 

Maybe there’s a topic you’d like us to chat about… get in touch we’re always happy to hear from you.

Episode Links: 

Cover Photo : Markus Winkler on Unsplash

Your art matters podcast

 https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1550180325 

Michelle Lloyd United Artspace 

https://www.unitedartspace.org 

Video of Sharon Griffin in conversation with Michelle Lloyd 

https://youtu.be/4OiRzpafLXE 

Big Magic 

https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/books/big-magic/

@taraleaver on Instagram #21daysinmyartlife 

About the podcast 

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painty life! You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.  

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/ @karengeorgeart on instagram 

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/ @gaynorljart on instagram 

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig' 

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/  

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

Woo hoo 2023 here we come. Challenges. Goals. Plans. Oh dear lawd we’re exhausted already! How about small steps? Shall we be gentle and steady? Yeah, you with us… phew! ;)

Episode Links:

Image credit to: Miguel A Amutio on Unsplash

Gina Belford Art

About the podcast

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and downs of living the painty life!

You can find more about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where they share their work and practice on a regular basis.

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree

In this world of harsh realities some things are universally true. Like small victories. They may be small but they be mighty to misquote the great man himself (Shakespeare not a deity!). Every little win matters... they stack up to huge and often monumental moments. so let's count 'em all. 

Make them all matter. Tick those boxes. Give yourself a pat on the back. You're here. We're here. That's the first win!

Episode Links

Artwork: by jevens julian on Unsplash

Helen Perry (Just Bloody Post It Podcast)

Blue Peter

Louise Fletcher

Smartist

designrr.io

Peacock Arts Trail 2023

Catherine Beale Art

Visual Artists Association

Karen Van Hoey Smith

a-n.co.uk

About the podcast

Gaynor  Leverett-Jaques and Karen George are both full time artists, living and  working in South West of the UK, sharing experiences and the ups and  downs of living the painty life!

You can find more  about them on their websites or by following them on instagram where  they share their work and practice on a regular basis.

Karen George Art https://www.karengeorgeart.co.uk/

@karengeorgeart on instagram

Gaynor Leverett-Jaques https://www.gaynorljart.com/

@gaynorljart on instagram

Thanks always to our wonderful sound editor, Ben Leverett-Jaques, who also wrote and performs the opening song 'Strangler Fig'

Ben's IMBD page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7425880/

Ben's Music - Low Cinnabar: https://low-cinnabar.bandcamp.com/album/four-songs-from-the-tree